CARPE VERBUM

​STEP #1 - LECTIO / READ

Many signs and wonders were done among the peopleat the hands of the apostles.They were all together in Solomon’s portico.None of the others dared to join them, but the people esteemed them.Yet more than ever, believers in the Lord,great numbers of men and women, were added to them.Thus they even carried the sick out into the streetsand laid them on cots and matsso that when Peter came by,at least his shadow might fall on one or another of them.A large number of people from the townsin the vicinity of Jerusalem also gathered,bringing the sick and those disturbed by unclean spirits,and they were all cured.

​ACTS 5:12-16

​STEP #2 - MEDITATIO / MEDITATION

I keep waiting for a miracle. A big one, where I know it is God working. I imagine a giant flash of lightening, some thunder and then bam there is no more cancer in the world. Or I imagine the ground shaking and then my friend that is blind can see again. I want my cousin to get up from his wheelchair and dance in the streets. I keep waiting for God to let it rain Skittles from the sky. I want to see something big, something where I know God is working.

These seem to be the miracles that the apostles are now doing in Jesus’s name. Today’s reading says, “A large number of people from the towns in the vicinity of Jerusalem also gathered, bringing the sick and those disturbed by unclean spirits, and they were all cured.” (Acts 5:16). Everyone was cured, simply because they believed. Why can’t I see those moments?

But when I get so focused on big miracles, I miss the point.

Because, the truth is that God is working at every moment of my day in my life. And when I am looking for the big miracles, I am missing the small ones.

The small miracle of seeing one daffodil bloom right before we got more snow. Or the small miracle of getting the perfect parking spot on a crowded street. The miracle that is just being able to spend time with friends and family. The miracle of hearing God’s voice in a random song on the radio.

“Many signs and wonders were done among the people,” (Acts 5:12) and that includes around you! God is working in your life, be open to seeing His presence. Stop and notice the small things and try to see all the miracles around you.

STEP #3 - ORATIO / PRAY

"Many signs and wonders were done among the people."

Where do you see God working in your life?

What is something good that happened to you yesterday? Thank God for it.

Where do you want to see God in your life? Tell Him!

​STEP #4 - CONTEMPLATIO / CONTEMPLATION

"Many signs and wonders were done among the people."

"I want to see a miracle."

"God, let me see you work in my life."

​FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAY...

Try and pay attention to God working in your life today. Every time you know God is working say a prayer of thanksgiving. At the end of the day, reflect on three ways you saw God work in your life.